The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 12.180.2

12.180.2

na śarīrāśrito jīvastasminnaṣṭe praṇaśyati |
yathā samitsu dagdhāsu na praṇaśyati pāvakaḥ || 2 ||

"Bhrigu said, 'There is no destruction of the living creature, or of what is given, or of our other acts. The creature that dies only goes into another form. The body along dissolves away. The living creature, though depending upon the body, does not meet with destruction when the body is destroyed. It is not seen after the destruction of the physical frame just as fire is not seen after the consumption of the fuel with which it was ignited.'